Kim and Wesley Visit New York

(Yes…AndyZ is Wesley. Most of you already knew that, we’re not totally secretive about names. I’m switching to his real name for this post (mostly) as the people we met in NYC knew him as Wesley, so calling him AndyZ felt weird. And I like to be confusing.) Let me start by saying this: Sometimes it’s hard to entertain a child in public. I know this is not... Read More

For Your Enjoyment

I don’t have much time as my kids need to be fed and watered…but I wanted to share this video out so those of you who don’t do twitter or flickr can see it. NikkiZ brought home real cinnamon yesterday and was so proud of it. They’ve been learning about skin the last few weeks and this week it’s morphed into lessons about bark and wood. (BTW –... Read More

A Video For Your Saturday

Give Me A Kiss! from zoot on Vimeo.  Read More

My Beer-Drinking Makes Her Proud. Mission Accomplished.

You had to know that eventually I’d jump on Linda’s question bandwagon, right? And I did – but I recorded it in an effort to (a) be lazy and (b) document my daughter’s insanity. What resulted was such a funny video I decided I’d transcribe it for those of you unable to see vimeo. But then I remembered reason (a) I’m lazy. And I don’t have... Read More

Are You Sick Of The Videos Yet?

Someone loves their hair being brushed. from zoot on Vimeo. He loves having his hair brushed AND he’s the only kid of mine to actually make use of the Johnny Jump-up.  Read More

Hi. I’m Kim.

This is my blog that I've been writing on since January, 2004. I call myself Zoot as it's a derivative of an old childhood nickname. I used to write about my struggles to have children, but eventually I succeeded and now, I write a lot about those kids. I don't use my kid's exact names simply because if someone Googles their very unique names in the future, I don't want them stumbling upon my entries about boobsweat. I mean, would you hire someone whose Mom writes openly about such topics? NO. YOU WOULD NOT.

I love taking pictures and carry my camera (almost) everywhere I go. This means you'll see a lot of photos on this site. I also periodically post recipes I like as I've been slowly (but surely) learning to cook and I like to share my discoveries. Finally? I'm an annoying pop culture fanatic so I'll periodically ramble about Hunger Games or the latest Parks and Recreation.

I hope you like it here. If not? Please don't tell me. I cry easily.
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